So I kindly disagree here. Most video games pass the reverse test when their characters actually have conversations. You’re talking about a few subcategories of video games:
Extreme Simulator Games
These are games where people aren’t important at all and are at best poor 2D textures. See most: Racing simulators, Flying Simulators, Train Simulators, Bus, Trucking, Farm Equipment etc.
Empty World
For some reason the world is completely devoid of everything but you and maybe an omniscient narrator, a few silent NPCs, or just stuff to murder or run away from. Some examples include: The Stanley Parable, Portal, Shadow of the Colossus, and various horror games.
Silent Protagonist has no Friends
Many games employ a silent protagonist that for some reason never talks. Other characters tend to talk at you. I suppose you could argue that this isn’t really a conversation and that games should fail because of this. A lot of video games still pass due to the number of side characters that have discussions with each other (sometimes as background chatter).
Most Games Still fail the Bechdel Test due to Lack of Female Characters
This really isn’t a high bar.
There are still way too many video games that still have LoTR gender ratios. If a game happens to have multiple female characters, in many cases there just isn’t a reason for them to talk to each other. They aren’t important enough.
